《听故事 学英语》（宝宝系列——吃树根和树叶）

Eating shoots and leaves

吃树根和树叶

A panda walks into a restaurant, sits down and orders a sandwich.

一只熊猫走进一家餐馆，要了一个三明治。

After he finishes eating the sandwich, the panda pulls out a gun.

吃完以后，熊猫掏出一把手枪，

and shoots the waiter, and then stands up to go.

打中了服务员，站起来准备走。

"Hey!" shouts the manager. "Where are you going? You just shot my waiter and you didn't pay for your sandwich!"

 “嘿！”经理叫道，“你还想去哪？你打中了我的服务员而且你没付钱！”

The panda yells back at the manager,"Hey man, I am a PANDA! Look it up!"

熊猫也叫道：“诶你怎么回事啊，我是熊猫！看清楚啊！”

The manager opens his dictionary and sees the following definition for panda

经理打开字典，查到了熊猫的定义

 "A tree-dwelling marsupial of Asian origin,

“一种住在树上的有袋类亚洲动物，

characterised by distinct black and white colouring.

以分明的黑色和白色皮毛为特征。

Eats shoots and leaves."

吃树根和树叶。”

词义解析：

1. shoot [ʃu:t]：射击；嫩芽，幼苗

2. manager ['mænɪdʒə]：经理

3. definition [defɪ'nɪʃ(ə)n]：定义

4. marsupial [mɑː'suːpɪəl]：有袋目的哺乳动物

5. tree-dwelling [tri:’dwelɪŋ]： 树居

6. origin[ɔ:rɪdʒɪn]： 起源

7. characterise ['kærɪktə’raɪz]： 以…为特征

8. distinct [dɪ’stɪŋkt]： 明显的，清楚的